B.P.SINGH, J.

1. The petitioner herein is an advocate practising before this Court. He has filed the instant petition in public interest with a view to preventing the deteriorating standard of the legal profession in the interest of proper administration of justice as also to maintain the dignity and decorum of the legal profession. He has prayed that this Court should issue an appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the High Court to make rules under S. 34 of the Advocates Act, 1961 , laying down the conditions subject to which an advocate may be permitted to practise in the High Court and in the Courts subordinate thereto. In sum and substance his grievance is that entry into the legal profession with a right to practise before the High Court or Courts subordinate thereto on the mere strength of a law degree and enrolment by the State Bar Council is not sufficient to maintain the high standard which the legal profession is expected to maintain. This consequently results in seriously impairing the administration of justice since the legal profession is an intrinsic part of the justice delivery system in this country.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the legal